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election 2019

Colorado
22 hours ago

Longtime parent volunteer is running for school board in northwest Denver

This is the second time Tony Curcio is running for the seat.

No more

Colorado
June 13, 2019

Denver school board bans use of handcuffs on elementary school students

Handcuffs can still be used on middle and high school students, though the resolution directs Denver Public Schools to significantly decrease the frequency.

election 2019

Colorado
June 13, 2019

Democrats for Education Reform won’t deploy money in the Denver school board race

The group is focusing on statewide issues instead, its director said.

election 2019

Colorado
June 11, 2019

Denver graduate who has spent career advocating for children is running for school board

Diana Romero Campbell is the head of Scholars Unlimited, a nonprofit organization that provides after-school and summer learning opportunities.

election 2019

Colorado
June 7, 2019

Denver mother and former nurse is running for southeast school board seat

Kristi Leech is a political newcomer who left her job to help provide more support in school for her oldest son.

implicit bias

Colorado
June 6, 2019

Denver teacher ‘will not return’ to district after reportedly making black student clean up feces

The 6-year-old was reportedly made to clean the feces after his kindergarten teacher believed a white student’s claim over his.

Head Start

Colorado
June 5, 2019

How these Denver students earned credits for a college Spanish minor while in high school

The program has been so successful that it’s expanding to several other Denver high schools this fall.

Take Two

Colorado
June 4, 2019

Denver teachers union will re-do leadership election this fall

Teacher Rob Gould will serve as acting union president this summer.

use of force

Colorado
May 30, 2019

Handcuffed in Denver in the fifth grade: ‘Whenever I shut my eyes, I saw the cuffs’

The experience left the Denver 11-year-old with nightmares, scars on his wrists, and a visceral fear of police.

election 2019

Colorado
May 24, 2019

One-time Denver school board president won’t run again for an open seat

Three seats on the seven-member Denver school board are up for grabs in November, including the at-large seat Nate Easley was considering

transportation

Colorado
May 23, 2019

Denver to offer teens a free transit pass on their smartphones

To help boost the mobility of young people, Denver will offer 12- to 18-year-olds free transit passes usable with their smartphones this summer.

lunch money

Colorado
May 23, 2019

Garage sales and GoFundMe campaigns are nice, but districts want better fix for school lunch debt

In Colorado and the rest of the country, fundraisers to pay off school meal debt are common, but some district leaders say they're not a viable long-term solution.

election 2019

Colorado
May 22, 2019

Denver school board member Lisa Flores says she will not run for re-election

"I don’t find it possible to make a second four-year commitment at this time.”

election 2019

Colorado
May 21, 2019

From student to staffer, Denver school board candidate’s district ties span decades

Alexis Menocal Harrigan said her own experience mirrors that of many of Denver’s 93,000 public school students.

election 2019

Colorado
May 20, 2019

Methodist pastor who supported Denver teachers during strike is running for school board

Brad Laurvick is pastor at Highlands United Methodist Church in northwest Denver, and the father of a first-grader in Denver Public Schools.
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